Manifolding sales-book.



, E. K. BOTTLE. MAM-FOLDING SALES BOOK. APPLIGATION FILED N0'V. 24, 1911.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

' WIT/45 858 UNITED f sTA Es PATENT orrron.

nDwARnKmBY BOTTLE, or ELMIRA, NEW'YORK, ASSIGNOR T AMERIGAN sALEs ,3001; ooMrANY, LIlYI'ITED, or ronon'ro, cAnADA',A CORPORATION or CANADA.

MANIroLDmo SALES-BOOK.

To all whom it may concern:-

.Be it known that I, EDwAno KIRBY- BorrLE', a citizen of the United States, re-.

sidin at Elmira, in the countyof Chemung and tate of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements 1n Mamfoldingfiales-Books, of which the following 1s a full,"-clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same y This invention relates to manifolding salesbooks.

One of the objects of this invention-is to provide an improved form of manifolding' salesbook which will be simple in construe 'tion and inexpensive to manufacture.

A Another object is to provide a salesbook of the above character insuring a completecovering of the duplicate leaves at all times by the manifoldin'g material. I

Another object is to provide a salesbook with more eflicient 'manifolding properties.

A further object is to provide a practical salesbook of the above character which will be. durable in construction and permit of ready manipulation.

Other objects w ll be in-p art obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will The invention accordingly consists in thecation of which will be indicated in the fol'- lowing claims.

In the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one of various possible embodiments of this invention, Figure 1 is'a perspective view showing a partially used salesbook.

Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a transverse and longitudinal central sectional view of a complete pad.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the differentviews of [the drawing.

'- Referring now-to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to l, thereis shown a pad comprising a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves 1 and 2,'re.

' spectively,

edge by vided with a back .4 of Manila paper or p other stiif material turned. upwardly about.

bound together along one side means of staples 3. The pad is proth -t m Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec 24, 1912, Application filed November 24, 1911, Serial r10. 662,209.

v I the bound edges and secured bythe staples,

thus insuring a more compact and durable construction. 'Bound with-the leaves of the pad andresting over and above the top set of leaves is a carbon sheet 5. In manufacturing a book of this character, there is proof leaves, or more particularly substantially midway between the top and bottom sets,

bound edge before attempting to record .the first transaction. Intermediate the top set there is bound with the leaves of the pad a second carbon sheet 7 provided, witha pro- 2 'tector 8, both of which extend across the pad so as to completely cover the sets of leaves except possibly the upper part which is usually devoted to the name and address-of the concern using the book; The protector 8 also acts as 'a stop to prevent duplication of the record on the leaves therebeneath when using the sets above the carbon sheet The leaves of the pad may eachbe torn from the stub along a perforated line 9, and separated fromeach other along a second perforated line 10 at either end.

The advantages ofa construction of this kind will be quite apparent from the above description when read in connection with the drawing, for it will be seen that as the pad becomes gradually reduced in thickness there will be a tendency for the free edge of the upper carbon sheet to creep away from the side edge of the pad opposite the binding, thus tending to-eXposeor partially uncover the cents column at the right of the pad so that the last figure will notalways be completely recorded in duplicate. By employing a second carbon sheet substantially midway between the top and bot- I tom sets, the amount of drop from the top of the bound edge of thepad to the set of I leaves in use will never become so great as to cause a material creeping of-the opposite edge of the carbon sheet away from the unbound edge of the pad to the extent of causing the above objection. By using two carbon sheets i'n this manner the manifolding roperties ,of the book are increased, for by the pad is half used a fresh ca pgn 'the top original leaf along the line 9, the

carbon rubbing upon the leaf immediately sheet is often desired in order to obtain the best duplicate records.

The book inay be conveniently used in substantially the following manner: After inserting the book in a pad-holder of any desired form, the protector (ibeneath the carbon sheet 5 is removed and after tearing carbon sheet is interposed between the top set of leaves. The book is then ready for the first transaction. After recording. the transaction, it being assumed that the .book is held in the left hand, the top leaf is pulled forwardly separating the duplicate leaf along the line 9, and then rearwardly' to separate the second original leaf. The carbon sheet is then placed over the second duplicate leaf and the first set severed along the dotted line 10. The book is then ready for the second transaction. This operation is repeated from time to time necessary until the pad is substantially half used or until the second carbon sheet is reached. The first carbon-sheet is then. torn olf along its bound edge, and the second protecting or stop sheet 8 is removed, after which further transactions may be recorded in duplicate through the new carbon sheetin the manner above described.

It is thus seen that this invention provides a simple and practical construction in'which the duplicate leaves will be completely covered at all times. 'and accomplishes, among others, all the objects and advantages above set forth.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely diiferent embodiments of this invert tion could be madewi'thout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that. all matter contained in the above description or shownin the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a manifoldin salesb'ook, in com-- bination, a 'padcomprising a plurality of original and duplicate leaves bound together alongone edge, a carbon sheet connected with said pad ada ted to restbeneath the top original leaf and cover the duplicate leaf, a second carbon sheet positioned intermediate the top and bottom leaves of the" pad adapted to be used after leavesthereabove have been removed, and a protecting means positioned beneath said second mentioned carbon sheet adapted to prevent the therebeneath. I

v 2. In a manifolduig salesbook. in com-' binat on, a pad comprising a plurality of sets o-f'original and duplicate leaves bound together along one edge, manifoldmg means 1 connected'with said book adapted to be operatively positioned with relation to the top set of leaves and cover the edge-of the dupl cate leaf opposite to its bound edge, a carbon sheet mounted intermediate the top and immediately therebeneath adapted to pre- 7 vent manifolding upon said leaf when using the sets of leaves thereabova- 3. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a pad comprising'a continuously folded web forming a pluralityof sets of original and duplicate leaves, a carbon sheet connected with said ,book adapted to be interposed between the leaves of the top set and'co-ver the side edge of the duplicate leaf,

and a. second carbon sheet connected with said bookand positioned substantially midway between the sets of leaves of said pad adapted to be used after the upper leaves have been removed from the pad.

4. In 'a manifolding salesbook, in com- 9 bination, a pad comprising a continuously foldedweb forming a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves bound together along one edge, a carbon sheet bound with the leaves of said pad adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the top set, a second carbon sheet bound with the leaves of said pad. between the top and bottom sets of leaves, and protecting means mounted be neath said carbon sheet to prevent rubbing,

said second sheet adapted to be used after the top sets of leaves have been removed from the pad.

5. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a pad comprising a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of. originaland duplicate leaves bound together along one side edge, a carbon sheet bound with said leaves at the top of the pad, a

second carbon sheet bound with said leaves intermediate the top and bottom set of leaves, and a protecting sheet bound with said last mentioned carbon sheetadapted to prevent rubbing and duplicating while using the upper sets of leaves, bon sheet adapted to be removed and. the second carbon sheet used after removing the sets of leaves therebetween.

6. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a pad compri'sng a continuously folded web forming 'a plurality of setsof original and duplicate leaves bound together along one side edge, a back for said pad extending upwardly upon one side to protect the bound edges, a carbon sheet bound with said leaves at the top of the pad adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the top set,

a protecting sheet therefor adapted to be removed before recording a transaction, a

second carbon sheet bound With'the leaves of said top car-. 

